signboard

noun

sign·​board ˈsīn-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce signboard (audio)
: a board bearing a notice or sign

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Inside were heat lamps, a signboard, and fake plants. Naomi Zeveloff, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 Its 36-floor downtown tower is known for its signature signboard with witty, timely puns. Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2024 In her award-winning 1990 Venice Biennale installation, the first solo exhibition by a female artist at the U.S. Pavilion, racks of high-colored signboards were mirrored in the polished stone floors. Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 16 May 2024 Around the same time, the kanban (Japanese for signboard) system was developed at Toyota to wring more efficiency out of lean manufacturing. WIRED, 1 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for signboard 

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of signboard was in 1632

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“Signboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signboard. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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signboard

noun
sign·​board ˈsīn-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce signboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a board with a notice or sign on it

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